Legal Opinion
Geraldine Harris v. City of Canton, Ohio
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1984No. 81-3696, 82-3560PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal in which the plaintiffs-appellants, Geraldine Harris, Bernadette Harris and Willie G. Harris, appeal from two separate district court orders dismissing their civil rights complaint. The initial complaint was dismissed in September of 1979 for want of prosecution. A subsequent request to set aside the default judgment entered pursuant to that dismissal was denied. Upon refiling of the complaint, the action was again dismissed. This second dismissal was based on the district court’s determination that the action, when refiled, was…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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